Necktie fastener



fng. 19 1924.

, E. F. JOHNSON NECKTIE FASTENER Filed March 1v. 192s figg.

@Mass Patented Aug. 19, 19224c U IT ED S 'l' AT E S a PATENT erstes. f

Eireann r. Jamison, oFpULUrH, MINNESOTA.

Application filed March 17,1923. Serial No. 625.758.

To all whom 'it ma-g/ concern.'

Be it known that I, EUGENE F. JoHNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Necktie Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates means for detachably holding made-up ties in correct position in relation to the collar and the primary object of the invention is first to pro vide, a novel form plate upon which the tie can be tied, and novel means carriedby the form plate for detachably engaging the collar button, utilized for holding the terminals of the collar together and on the co1- llar band of the shirt.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved made-up tie fastener embodying a. novel collar button having a head or ball formed thereon adapted to detachably fit in a suitable resilient socket carried by the form plate of the made-up tie, whereby the tie can be readily and quickly associated with the collar button.y

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for arranging the stud, head or ball upon the collar button, so as to facilitate the insertion of the collar button through the button holes of the collar band of the shirt and the collar.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved tie fastener of the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, one which will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

7i th these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more speciiically described, claimed and illust-rated in the accompanying drawings, forming a. part of this specification, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved neck tie fastener showing the same in use and applied to a collar and neck tie.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of a made-up tie of the four-in-hand type, showing the socket portion of the fastener connected with the tie.

Figure 3 is an edge elevation of the socket and form plate of the improved' tie fastener.

Figure L is a rear elevation of the socket and form plate of the tie fastener. 'i Figure 5 is a side elevation of the collar button and stud carried thereby for cooperation with said socket.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar 'reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally indi Cates the improved tie fastener, B a tie, C a collar and D a shirt waist. The tie B kis of the made-up type and can be of any preferred form` and as shown, the same is of the four-in-hand type. The collar C and shirt D, of course does not enter into the invention and has been merely shown for the purpose of illustrating the use of the improved tie fastener. c The collar C, as shown is placed upon the collar y,band of the shirt D and the collar and shirt band are providedwith aligned button holes 10.

The improved fastener A comprises a collar button portion 15 and a necktie portion 16. The collar button portion 15 includes the base plate 16, the head 17, and the connecting shank portion 18. The outer surface of the head 17, can be of a conical or semi-spherical shape to facilitate the insertion thereof through the aligned button holes 10. Arllhe head 1r supports the axially disposed y outwardly extending stud 19, which is adapted to cooperate with the tie carrying portion 16 of the improved fastenerA. The stud 19 may be of the usual shape employed for snap fasteners, but as shown, the same is of an elongated pointed form, to permit the easy insertion of the Collar button through the collar button holes.

The tie carrying portion 16 comprises a Aform plate 20, on which the tie can be tied or made up on. The plate 20 adjacent to the upper end thereof supports a socket 21 of the resilient type for receiving the stud 19 and it is obvious that by simply holding the knot of the tie B in the hand, and pressing in on the same so as to position the stud 19 in the socket 21, that the tie can be readily connected tov the collar button. Then itis desired to remove the tie from the button, yit is merely necessary to give the tie a quick pull, which willl separate the socket portion 21 from the stud 19.

n order that the tie B will be held in a correct position in relation to the collar at all timesi the plate 20 extends at an angle to the socketl 21, and as shown in the drawings, the plate 2O extends at an angle of substantially twenty degrees to the vertical. i

From the 'foregoing description, itcan be seen that an improved tie fastener has been provided of exceptionally siniple and durable construction, which will considerably facilitate the placing of a made-up tie in correct position in relation to the collar.

Changes in details may be ina-de without depart-ing' from the spirit-or the scope of this invention.

In a device for securing made-up neck ties in place7 the combination with a madeup neck tie including a forni plate on which the body of a neck tie is secured, a rearwardly extending resilient socket carried by the 'torni plate and extending beyond the body of the necktie, of a collar button comprising a base, a shank, a conical head carried by the shank? and an outwardly extending tapered stud carried by the head adapted to be detachably fitted within said sockeny as and Jfor the purpose specilied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa ture in presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE E. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

WALLACE R. SMITH, LLOYD K.-IJAcKoRE. 

